Foregut Surgery: Achalasia, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Obesity

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Achalasia: History  (Rafael M. Laurino Neto, Fernando A. M. Herbella)....Pages 3-12
 Achalasia: Clinical Presentation and Evaluation  (Marco Di Corpo, Francisco Schlottmann, Marco G. Patti)....Pages 13-22
 Achalasia and Chagas’ Disease  (Leonardo M. Del Grande, Fernando A. M. Herbella)....Pages 23-28
 Pneumatic Dilation for Esophageal Achalasia  (Wojciech Blonski, Joel E. Richter)....Pages 29-36
 Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy  (Amy L. Holmstrom, Eric S. Hungness)....Pages 37-46
 Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy with Partial (Dor) Fundoplication  (Francisco Schlottmann, Marco Di Corpo, Marco G. Patti)....Pages 47-52
 Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy and Posterior Partial Fundoplication  (Timothy M. Farrell, Marco Di Corpo, Marco G. Patti)....Pages 53-60
 Epiphrenic Diverticula: Diagnosis and Management  (Jennifer A. Minneman, Andrew S. Wright)....Pages 61-68
 Persistent or Recurrent Symptoms After Heller Myotomy for Achalasia: Evaluation and Treatment  (Marco G. Patti, Francisco Schlottmann, Marco Di Corpo)....Pages 69-77
 Esophagectomy for End-Stage Achalasia  (John Waters, Daniela Molena)....Pages 79-90
 Comparison of Different Treatment Modalities and Treatment Algorithm for Esophageal Achalasia  (Nicolás H. Dreifuss, Francisco Schlottmann, Marco Di Corpo, Marco G. Patti)....Pages 91-102
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 Historical Notes on the Surgical Treatment of GERD  (Vera Lucia Ângelo Andrade, Fernando A. M. Herbella)....Pages 105-112
 Clinical and Diagnostic Evaluation of GERD  (Francisco Schlottmann, Martín Galvarini, Marco G. Patti)....Pages 113-119
 Medical Treatment of GERD  (Charles Muller, Natalie Tapaskar, Robert T. Kavitt)....Pages 121-143
 Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery: Total Fundoplication  (Francisco Schlottmann, Marco Di Corpo, Marco G. Patti)....Pages 145-149
 Laparoscopic Partial Fundoplication  (Salim Hosein, Sarah Samreen, Dmitry Oleynikov)....Pages 151-157
 Management of Paraesophageal Hernia  (Francisco Schlottmann, Marco Di Corpo, Marco G. Patti)....Pages 159-164
 Surgery in the Morbidly Obese Patient with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)  (Marco Di Corpo, Francisco Schlottmann, Marco G. Patti)....Pages 165-171
 GERD: Other Treatment Modalities  (Amelia Dorsey, Mary Hawn)....Pages 173-190
 Evaluation and Treatment of the Patient with Recurrent Symptoms  (Victoria Lyo, James Patrick Dolan)....Pages 191-198
 From Heartburn to Lung Fibrosis and Beyond  (Benjamin E. Haithcock)....Pages 199-203
 Endoscopic Treatments for Barrett’s Esophagus  (Uma M. Sachdeva, Hans Gerdes, Daniela Molena)....Pages 205-215
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 Historical Notes on the Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity  (Antonio Carlos Valezi, Fernando A. M. Herbella)....Pages 219-226
 Importance of a Multidisciplinary Approach for Bariatric Surgery  (Richard Thompson, Timothy M. Farrell)....Pages 227-235
 Bariatric Surgery: Clinical Presentation and Evaluation  (Marco Di Corpo, Francisco Schlottmann, Marco G. Patti)....Pages 237-248
 Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass  (Francisco Laxague, Francisco Schlottmann, Rudolf Buxhoeveden)....Pages 249-254
 Sleeve Gastrectomy  (Nabeel R. Obeid, Justin B. Dimick)....Pages 255-264
 Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch  (Michel Gagner)....Pages 265-272
 Management of Complications of Bariatric Operations  (Aftab Jafri, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Samuel Szomstein, Raul J. Rosenthal)....Pages 273-282
 Tailoring Surgical Treatment for the Individual Patient  (Verónica Gorodner, Marco Di Corpo, Francisco Schlottmann)....Pages 283-293
 Evaluation and Treatment of the Patient Who Is Regaining Weight  (A. Daniel Guerron, Ranjan Sudan)....Pages 295-307
Back Matter ....Pages 309-317